Plagiometriona Explained

Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis, but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym.^{[1] [2]}

Selected species

• Plagiometriona ambigena
• Plagiometriona bremei (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona buqueti (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius, 1798)
• Plagiometriona costaricensis
• Plagiometriona crucipennis (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona diffusa
• Plagiometriona distorta (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona dodonea
• Plagiometriona dorsosignata
• Plagiometriona flavescens
• Plagiometriona flexuosa (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona forcipata
• Plagiometriona gibbifera
• Plagiometriona herbea
• Plagiometriona latemarginata
• Plagiometriona losi
• Plagiometriona moesta (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona paleacea
• Plagiometriona palmeirensis
• Plagiometriona ramosa (Boheman, 1855)
• Plagiometriona sahlbergi
• Plagiometriona stillata
• Plagiometriona tenella
• Plagiometriona tortuguilla
• Plagiometriona tredecimguttata
• Plagiometriona vigens
• Plagiometriona zelleri (Boheman, 1855)

Notes and References

1. https://bugguide.net/node/view/3020 Genus Plagiometriona - BugGuide
2. https://bugguide.net/node/view/13686#36192 Tortoise Beetle Taxonomy - BugGuide